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WARRINER &BAKER.

Corn "Husken No. 79,166. Patnted 1une23, 1868.

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To ALL WHOM ITMAY CONCERNz.

Be it known that we, R. WARRINER and J. H. BAKER, 'of Saratoga Springs,in ,thecounty of Saratoga, and' V in the State of NewYork, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Husker, and Hay, Straw,

and Stalk-Cutter; and do hereby declare thatthe following.- is a full,clear, `and exact description thereof, reference being had totheaccompanying drawings and-theletters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, making a part of 'this specilicaton-- Figure 1represents a bottom, and i Figure 2 a. top view of our machinewhen'arranged for use.

Figure 3 represents a side View, showing the relative position of allAthe operative parts.

Figure 4 represents a bottom view of the adjustable lid S, and what issecured thereto; and

Figure 5 represents thc device for adjusting the rollers D D.

In the annexed drawings, A represents aframe, made of any requireddimensions and material, and B B represent cross-bars framed thereto,and, in fact,'formng a part of said frame. l

l `The front cross-bar B is adjusted or made a. little higher in theframe than the rear bar,as is shown.

D D represent rollers, made lof' any suitable material, and should becovered or cased with rubber, leather, or raw hide, 'or made entirely ofeither, as may be found most desirable.

These rollersD D have their bearingsin the cross-bars B, aud arearranged in pairs so as to work together and strip the husk olf from theear of corn after it has been broken from the stalk by means of thecorrugated or iiuted rollers C C, which will hereafter be more fullydescribed.

At the front end of one of each pair of rollers D D, we secure ahevelled gear-wheel, I, which meshes with a corresponding gear-wheel, H,and receives motion therefrom.

One of the rollers D is provided with a groove, ze, around its rear end,iu Whielrwe adjust a. band, d, whichr passes diagonally, thence to theshaft 'of one of the rolling brushes,` T, and thus attaches them to themachine.

The rollers D D are adjusted at any desired distance from each-other bymeans ofthe movable sockets h t, which are operatedvby means of thesmall screw g,'made substantially in the form shown. Said screw, g, is lprovided with a series of holes around its stem,'in which a small levermay be readily adjusted to turn the-same any way desired. n A

. The' crossbars B B are provided with suitablerecesses or grooves, inwhicliit and work the'movable sdckets h li.

C C represent corrugated or tinted/rollers, adjusted in and across theframeA, one above the other, and the top one regulated at any distancefrom the other by means of the set-screws Zi b.

The upper roller is Aadjusted in movable sockets, which work up and downin suitable slots inthe frame therefor. i Y

The bottom rollerC has secured to one en'd of its'shaft the y andcrank-wheel Wand cog-wheel K, `and at the other-end the cog-wheel Maudpulley N. Y i

Power maybe applied to the crank or pulley as may be desired.

The corrugated rollers C are designed'to crush the stalk and prepare itfor food, and at the same time bite or pinch the earof corn therefrom. ll

The cog-wheel K meshes with wheel L on one extremity of the shaft F, towhich are also secured'the bevellcd gear-wheels H H. 'I

l? represents a shaft, adjusted across the frame' A, just `in front ofthe corrugated rollers C 4C, and is provided with collars around eachend, to which we securcthe resolving knives r 7', as shown.

The shaft 'P has also fastened to one ,end of it the gear-wheel'O, whichmesheswith and is operated by the gear-wheel M, which is fastened to theshaft of thelower roller C.

A stationary knife .or true-edge plate is adjusted-across the framebetween the rollers C C and Vthe knifesliaft P, for the purpose ofaording-a-rest or cutting-face, so that the knives r r may cut thematerial passed through the rollers C C.

Q represents afender or apron, made 'of sbeetrrretal, and adjustedbetween the knives r r and the shaft F and its gear-wheels H H, for thepurpose of protecting said wheels, and to conduet the cut feed over andaway from the parts of this machine.

E E represent brushes, which are made of Wool, tacked on to strips orblocks of wood, or'ot` any suitable material, and which we adjustalongside and parallel with the rollers D D, for the purpose of keepingthem clean and from lling or clogging up with the silk or husk of theCorn. Y

S represents an adjustable lid, the front end of which is provided withsuitable bovelled flanges and holes to form a hopper for the ears ofcorn to pass through upon the rollers D D, as seen at g g.

The under side of the lid S is provided with suitable bearings, i'or the.brushes to turnfand work in. The bearings at one end are made by thestraps or loops ll, as shown. l

T T represent revolving brushes, made of any suitable material, andadjusted upon suitable shafts, which have their bearings on theunderside of the lid S. These revolving brushes .T T are operated bymoans of the band d passing from one of the rollers D to the shaft ofthe brush. Any number of brushes may be operated or turned by having aconnecting band,f, adjusted thereon, as is fully shown in the drawings.

The'brushes T Tare made in the form of and operate ns a cam oreceent1ic-\vheel, so as to turn and more the ear of corn after ithas-been broken from the stalk, and passed down on to the rollers D D.

m represents a metallic plate, provided with holes, through which thebrushes T pass and work, and made concave over each pair of rollers, soas to hold the ear of eorn from being thrown or pushed aside by the saidbrushes. The plate m is secured to and forms a part ofthe lid s. Y v lIt will be seen that this machine may be used simply as a husker bydetaehing the shaft P with its knives,

r r, or simply as a hay or straw-cutter, by detaehing the gear Li'romthe wheel K, and-running only the remain ing parte,l as may be desired,or the corn may be hushed, the stalks crushed and cut up all at theSametime.

We are aware that Scrapers have been used at the sides of rollers forcleaning them. What we claim is- 1. The arrangement of the brushes E Eupon the sides of the leather-covered rollers D D, in the manner andoperating as and for the purposes set forth.

2.- The brushes T T in the plate m on the under side of the lid S, tooperate upon and with the rollers D D,

as specified. A

In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set ourhands, this 11th day of March, 1868.

R. WARRINER, J. H. BAKER.

Witnesses:

A. A. YEATMAN, V. D. Srooxnlnee.

